The league discussed making the odds for the 14 non-playoff teams more balanced, but that won’t happen this year, according to McKenzie.

There is one difference in the draft lottery for this season, though. The winner of the lottery will be awarded the first overall pick. In past years, winning the lottery only allowed for a team to move up a maximum of four places in the draft order.

In 2011, the New Jersey Devils won the draft lottery but only moved up from the eighth pick to the fourth pick, under those rules.

The team that finishes with the worst point total in the league will have a 25 percent chance of getting the top pick.